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Ironwood Golf Course
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Ironwood Golf Club has the distinction of being named one of Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play." Owned by the city of Gainesville, this popular course hosts more than 50 tournaments year. The course winds through a scenic landscape covered with century-old pines and sparkling lakes. Don't be surprised if you're joined by the wildlife that calls the course home, which includes deer and wild turkeys. The layout will keep you guessing with interesting twists and turns. The elevated greens have dramatic drops from front to back, making them a challenge to read. There are strategically placed bunkers throughout Ironwood Golf Club, as well as thick rough along the fairways. The obstacles combined with some tricky doglegs will make you think twice about swinging the driver too freely. Strategy, not strength, is the key to doing well on this course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 72 | 6607 yards | 72.4 | 127 |
| Blue | 72 | 6086 yards | 69.2 | 124 |
| Green | 72 | 5589 yards | 66.8 | 118 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5589 yards | 73.2 | 134 |
| Yellow | 72 | 4805 yards | 65.5 | 111 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 4805 yards | 69.0 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange M: 71.8/130 | 499 | 361 | 421 | 180 | 367 | 217 | 386 | 420 | 528 | 3379 | 146 | 385 | 544 | 414 | 164 | 382 | 342 | 508 | 315 | 3200 | 6579 |
| Blue M: 69.6/125 | 471 | 331 | 385 | 162 | 337 | 197 | 346 | 387 | 492 | 3108 | 135 | 356 | 516 | 395 | 148 | 342 | 311 | 476 | 295 | 2974 | 6082 |
| Green M: 67.3/121 W: 72.4/125 | 438 | 298 | 350 | 145 | 311 | 174 | 322 | 365 | 461 | 2864 | 123 | 321 | 484 | 350 | 134 | 313 | 272 | 445 | 285 | 2727 | 5591 |
| Yellow M: 63.6/112 W: 67.9/116 | 355 | 266 | 328 | 129 | 224 | 152 | 282 | 316 | 375 | 2427 | 110 | 271 | 458 | 312 | 99 | 268 | 230 | 396 | 230 | 2374 | 4801 |
| Handicap | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
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Photo submitted by u9680216 on 03/06/2023
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Photo submitted by u9680216 on 03/06/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161172500 on 01/21/2022
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Photo submitted by juandonis99 on 10/03/2021
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No. 2 green view from fairway. Photo submitted by u314159783524 on 07/27/2020
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9th fairway Photo submitted by hometeamfla on 04/09/2017
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9th fairway... having to tee up to hit, about 200 out from green in middle of fairway. Photo submitted by hometeamfla on 04/09/2017
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#9, looking toward green. All fairways are like this. Photo submitted by hometeamfla on 04/09/2017
Fairways and greens
Fairways hard and rough, greens in tough shape,
Weather and time of year hurt.
They have seeded and or doing good, in month think will be in great shape
Greens Need Work
Always liked the layout but greens need a lot of work.
Good layout but needs a little maintenance
The city needs to put a little money into the greens and this could be a descent course to play. The layout is not bad, but for a city owned course, could be better. I will play this course again, but they can’t raise green fees or I will have to give it a second thought.
Horrible
I made a tee time, arrived 30 minutes early and was told the 3some I was paired with went off early. I was sent off by myself, caught up to the 3some and they asked me to play through. I happily moved on and caught the next group on hole 5. After that point, I was stuck behind 5 groups of 2 and at one point there was 5 groups on a single par 4. I just turned around and went to the clubhouse and the kid in the pro shop just said sorry, nothing we can do and sent me in my way. The course barely had 30 cars in the parking lot and I now see why. No one is in control and the staff appeared to care less.
Winter Golf
Course was okay, looks like winter is taking a toll on the course. Some patchy areas of dirt in the fairway and some of the greens
Terrible condition
I've been playing at this course for the last 8 winters. Each year it gets worse. The greens are the absolute worst I've ever seen. Scabby and weedy. Fairways are a bit better but there are lots of bare spots necessitating a need to move your ball and improve your lie. Apparently they have hired a new greens superintendant so hopefully the greens will begin to improve. This is the only municipal course in Gainesville and it should be treated as the gem that it is. Local government needs to keep this course going and spend some much needed funds on improvements.
Sad to see
Having played Ironwood many times, it's sad to see what is and has been happening with the course. The tee areas and many fairways are in decent condition but not the greens. Pretty much every green had large bare spots on them. The practice greens are in poor shape as well. It seems that the grounds staff are keeping things mowed and even the bunkers had recently been groomed. However, It's likely they're budget doesn't allow them to get what is needed to get the greens in good shape. It's well known locally that since Ironwood is a municipal city government controlled facility, it is not supported by some of the government officials that make decisions concerning the course. It's just sad that the 5th most popular sport in America is not better supported by the city government.
Greens need help
Course was in good condition but the greens need help.
Greens Need Work
Course was in decent shape except for the greens. The greens have always needed attention at this course, but they are extremely bad right now. Lots of bare spots and lot of crabgrass encroaching. They definitely need attention. Other than that, the course was in good shape, especially the bunkers. First time I didn't see a pond in the bunker on 14.
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